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Career Technical Education - Grades 9-12

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Career Technical Education - Grades 9-12

2019 OCCUPATIONAL OLYMPICS & CAREER EXPOSITION!

What is Career Technical Education?

Career Technical Education is a program designed to prepare students for a career. The purpose of Career Technical Education Programs is to provide a wide variety of specialized career education programs to Stanislaus County residents age 16 and older.

High School credit can be earned

Services offered by Career Technical Education include job training, career counseling and job placement assistance.

Training develops marketable skills, abilities, attitudes and work habits so students may:

Secure jobs
Upgrade skills
Prepare for advanced careers

Employment Possibilities

Classes are offered after careful research that reveals promising career and job opportunities in that field.

Career Technical Education students learn to work through practical experience. After basic classroom training, many students are placed at work sites throughout the community and are taught by skilled employees.

Admission

There are over 100 CTE/ROP courses being offered throughout Stanislaus County school districts. All courses offer high school credit. Some courses offer community college credit through 2+2 articulation. Curriculum Outlines

Registration

It's simple. High school students should visit their high school counselor or career center for detailed information on classes.

The Stanislaus County Occupational Olympics and Career Exposition promotes academic and occupational understanding in various career areas and recognizes students who excel in mastery of skills and knowledge necessary for success within a given career.

The event includes competency-based competition leading to individual awards and a career exposition where various agencies, industries, and individuals representing a multitude of occupations are available to discuss careers with students on a one-to-one basis. The career exposition is often clustered in the following areas: Agriculture, Business, Home Economics, Industrial Technology/Engineering, Arts, Media and Entertainment and Health to enable students to focus on their chosen career(s).

Competitive events have been held in the following fields:

Accounting I

Hairstyling

Salad Prep & Display

Ag Engineering/Construction Trades

Intro to Business Applications

Small Engine Technology

Agricultural Equipment Technology

Job Seeking Skills

Video Game Design

Automotive Technology

Marketing Mathematics

Welding

Criminal Justice

Medical Occupations

Fashion Design

Pitsco Drag Racing

Firefighter Candidate

Portfolio Review

Floriculture

Retail Selling

General Marketing

Robotics Technology

For more information on the Stanislaus County Occupational Olympics and Career Exposition, contact the Stanislaus County Office of Education's Educational Options Office at (209) 238-1513.